HR 8535
Passed a chamber
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to set performance metrics for detecting, deterring, and seizing illicit fentanyl and to have Department components share related data with one another.
Official title: Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
27-APR-2026
Referred
27-APR-2026
Approved by committee
24-JUN-2026
Reported
13-JUL-2026
On the calendar
13-JUL-2026
Passed
13-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
14-JUL-2026
- Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to act within one year of enactment
- Directs each Department component working on fentanyl detection, deterrence, and seizure to share relevant data with other components, to the extent practicable
- Requires the Department to identify any barriers to that data sharing
- Requires performance metrics for the Department and each component, aligned with its strategic goals for combating illicit fentanyl trafficking
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (27-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 13-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security Committee (House)
- Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Crime and Law Enforcement
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat